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I posted 10 days ago that I will be getting a classical smartwatch that I was excited about. Well I’ve had the watch for a week now and feel I’ve had enough time with it to write a review. So far the watch has been great, no issues with connectivity, instant notifications and on top of that looking really good.

I was worried the watch would be way too big as some of the reviews had mentioned but the size turned out just right. There’s no way to tell this classical watch actually connects to your phone, tracks your footsteps and gives you notifications. Although it’s worth noting there’s no alarm system.

Notifications, how do they even work? The answer is very simple, you download the Fossil Q app on your Android or iOS device, choose which apps you want to get notified about then pick the color you want the watch to glow and how many times should the watch vibrates.

I’ve painstakingly taken photos of some of the colors the watch glows when you get notifications. I have Snapchat glow yellow’ish, instagram glow green, skype glow blue and calls only vibrate the watch without glowing a color. The watch glows from both the left and the right bottom corner.

Overall I’m really happy with the watch so far. The watch isn’t for everyone, if you like keeping your phone on silent, don’t want a watch that you have to charge daily and love the classical look, then this watch is for you. I only need to charge it for an hour or so once a week.

To see all their models click [here]. Price ranges from $175 – $195, which is about KD 50 – KD 60.

If you think wasting your time learning a programming language you’re way off. Apps are the future, sold in billions, just like how Activision bought the company behind the app Candy Crush for $5.9 billion just weeks ago. I myself have started learning Java.

Each programming language is used for different a platform. For example, Swift is used to program iOS apps, Java for Android, HTML and CSS for websites. It took me a while to find a great website that includes video tutorials and exercises. Tree House was hands down my favourite.

They have a 14 day free-trial (more than 10 programming languages to learn from) then charge around 7 KD per month. If interested in you can click [here].

In collaboration with XCite I’m giving away 3 Swiftpoint GT’s (worth 40KD each) to my readers. It’s now my main MacBook Pro mouse and I’m liking it the more I use it. I’m going to have a simple question so everyone should be able to participate. To read my full review on the mouse click [here].

Question: What operating system(s) does the Swiftpoint GT work on?

A) Windows

B) Windows & Mac

C) Windows, Mac, Android & iOS

Where can I find the answer? Read my review [here] or visit their website [here].

Contest rules:

Contest will stop after 5 days and 3 winners with the correct answer will be chosen at random

Only 1 Entry per user/ IP Address (2 or more entries will cancel you out the contest)

Winner must respond within 48 hours, else another winner will be chosen at random

If you read my post last May, I had serious touch screen issues with the phone, it was a common thing apparently. The problem is still there and LG decided not to release an update to fix the issue as of yet. It did however become a lot less agonising after Snapchat updated their app so that you don’t need to keep a finger on the screen to watch a video, the phone still randomly likes images on instagram when I browse.

I’ve noticed that once again, LG has for some reason decided to remove even more features on the LG G4. They removed a lot of features jumping from LG G2 to LG G3 and now they’re doing it again. They removed the feature that keeps the screen on when it notices you’re staring at it, it was a handy feature I used a lot on the LG G3.

The camera is the only reason I see someone buying this phone, you could literally with the right camera settings take a full lit photo in a room that’s completely dark. I realised I rarely use the camera features because most the apps I use already have their own camera software built inside the app. I can’t even use the camera features on apps like Snapchat. I guess when I move to another phone I can keep this phone for traveling, that way I get a phone and a great camera without having the bulky Canon.

The genuine leather finishing which was supposed to represent luxury and class is already peeling off within a mere 2 months of usage (from all 4 corners of the phone). It’s also worth noting I haven’t dropped the phone once. The good thing is the one I bought also came with a plastic cover, so I can decide to replace the leather cover for free with a plastic one whenever I want.

Overall the phone’s very similar to the LG G3 which made me feel a full review of this device is unnecessary. My next phone is definitely going to be a 5.2 inch or less screen, 5.5 inch screens are just too large for my hands. I unfortunately won’t be buying another LG, they’ve lost me on this phone. The LG G2 was a game changer and innovator, 2 generations later the LG G4 is just a specs improvement with some serious touch issues.

For all the Android geeks out there, Google today and tomorrow will be having huge announcements. As it’s their year Google I/O conference, which is equivalent to Apple’s WWDC conference. There are rumors that 2 Nexus phones will be released. If you want to sit back and watch it with like-minded people, Sirdab Labs will be streaming it live at their place located in Kuwait City.

I’m actually more excited about the LG G4 than I was about the LG G3 when it was first announced. Not only is it a brand new device, but it also comes with a brand new user interface (UX 4.0 UI). Although I really wanted my next phone to have a wooden cover, I guess leather looks pretty good too.

The number one feature I’m mostly looking forward to is the new camera and the features that come bundled with it. It comes with a F1.8 camera, something rarely seen on mobile devices, it also means that the aperture is so low that it can absorb more light at night giving you better photos in dark/low light locations. Being able to take photos in RAW is a big plus too.

Unfortunately like the G3 they haven’t increased the battery size, even though other competitor phones did, 3,000 mAh is a lot of battery juice but I would have expected an increase having had the same amount since the LG G2. They did however improve things like the RAM, front camera, processor speed etc.

There’s more to the phone than what I’ve just mentioned but I only picked the things I felt were noteworthy. I hope they bring back the LG On-Screen feature that was available on the LG G2. No release date on when it will be available in Kuwait but it should be available by the end of the month worldwide (so you can order it from Amazon).

It only makes sense to have the highest twitter account per capita in the world align with the highest smartphone penetration in the Middle East, according to Mideast Times. Kuwait has a whopping 212% smartphone penetration coming first place with Saudi coming second place with 188%. This means the average person in Kuwait owns two phones.